The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will commence with Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant payments for May on Friday.
Approved SRD grant applicants will be paid from 23 May until 28 May 2025. Beneficiaries are encouraged to complete a Sassa status check to see their exact SRD grant payment date.
SRD Status Check
Clients are encouraged to view their status on the SRD websites for the exact date that payment will be reflected in their bank accounts.
Where to Collect SRD Grant Payments for May 2025
If you are approved for an SRD grant in May 2025, you have two collection options. You can receive your SRD grant directly into your bank account or collect the money from a supermarket.
Supermarkets authorised to pay SRD grants include Pick n Pay, Boxer, Checkers, USave, OK, and Spar.
Sassa reminded beneficiaries that payments may take between two and three days to reflect in their bank accounts.
How SRD Grant Applications Are Evaluated
When applying for an SRD grant, applicants provide their details including ID number, name, and surname, which is sent to the Department of Home Affairs for validation.
In the next step, the ID number is checked against various databases including the South African Revenue Services (SARS), Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), and National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to assess their financial situation. Sassa will not pay SRD grant beneficiaries who are receiving financial support from NSFAS, the UIF, or any other government entity.
Both ID number and mobile number undergo a fraud risk scoring process to verify the legitimacy of the application.
Once all these checks are completed, Sassa will evaluate your application and decide whether to approve or deny the SRD grant application. If your grant application is rejected and this decision from Sassa was incorrect, you can submit an SRD grant appeal.
SRD Grant Extended Until 2026
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, presented the Annual Budget Speech and announced that the SRD grant, which was set to come to an end in March 2025, will be extended for another year. Now, the government has set March 2026 as its end date.
The COVID19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD), in its current form, will be extended by a year to end March 2026. R35.2 billion is allocated for this purpose.
Beneficiaries of the SRD grant will receive R370 for the month of May. Sassa has made it clear that funds will take about 2 to 3 working days to reflect in the grantholder's bank account after the Sassa SRD payment has been processed.
